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GameSpy Arcade was a shareware multiplayer game server browsing utility. GameSpy Arcade allowed players to view and connect to available multiplayer games, and chat with other users of the service. It was initially released by GameSpy Industries, on November 13, 2000, to replace the aging GameSpy3D and Mplayer.com program. Version 2.0.5 was the ...
GameSpy was an American provider of online multiplayer and matchmaking middleware for video games founded in 1999 by Mark Surfas. [2] After the release of a multiplayer server browser for Quake, QSpy, Surfas licensed the software under the GameSpy brand to other video game publishers through a newly established company, GameSpy Industries, which also incorporated his Planet Network of video ...
In December 2000, GameSpy bought the Roger Wilco intellectual property. [6] In early 2001, they integrated an updated version of the client software into their game server browser, GameSpy Arcade . [ citation needed ] Players could use the Roger Wilco software if they bought a subscription to GameSpy's Game Tools suite. [ 7 ]
The purchase by Yahoo! was a defensive move against acquisition activity by CNet and others, and a desire on Yahoo!'s part to tap into the hard-core gaming market. [citation needed] At the time of the acquisition, All-Seeing Eye had over 12M downloads, and was used by more than a million gamers per month.
GameSpy Technology (also known as GameSpy Industries, Inc.), a division of Glu Mobile, was the developer of the GameSpy Technology product, a suite of middleware tools, software, and services for use in the video game industry. Gamespy Technology was acquired by Glu Mobile in 2012.
In some online multiplayer games, there is a chat system in matchmaking where people can communicate with others across the globe. Chatting helps friends stay connected with one another, talk about strategy, and befriend others to keep the game more fun. Usually, there is the possibility to chat with your party.
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This was done through the multiplayer network GameSpy, which is now defunct. Though no longer supported by Mplayer / GameSpy Arcade , one can still play through the Kali multiplayer network client, which supports and works with all the features in the game.